[p2p-hackers] scalability (was: p2p framework)

[SIMON Gwendal RD-MAPS-ISS]

If we assume that the link structure relies on some semantic properties, the partial flooding of the network is a a real chance for the personalization of the search. Results will be more relevant if you restrict your request to semantically close neighbors.

Thus, for me, "internet" means "graph" or "distributed system" but I can understand that these responses don't satisfy a vast majority of humans. The first hit in Google is... "Internet Explorer" ! I guess that if I ask to this list what is "internet", I will have few IE responses.

Note that this strategy admits flaws as it is possible that I could never know that internet is also used to make money because my semantic surroundings is not related to business. But, anyhow, "not so open-minded egocentric results" or "majority-based results", that is the question...

We develop this idea in open-source p2p system, namely Maay. A very early pre-alpha release is available at :
http://maay.netofpeers.net

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Gwendal Simon
France Telecom R&D
http://solipsis.netofpeers.net


 

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : p2p-hackers-bounces at zgp.org 
> [mailto:p2p-hackers-bounces at zgp.org] De la part de Gordon Mohr
> Envoyé : mardi 29 novembre 2005 22:34
> À : Peer-to-peer development.
> Objet : Re: [p2p-hackers] scalability (was: p2p framework)
> 
> Greg Bildson wrote:
> > The only thing that may not scale is the network bootstrap 
> (initial entry
> > point) mechanisms.  Then the scalability is mostly 
> constrained by how many
> > new users join the network in a day - and those systems can 
> be decentralized
> > more as well so that issue could go away.
> 
> Yes. And if the network did have 2 billion nodes, you
> could probably bootstrap by trying public addresses
> randomly, finding plenty of acceptable entry peers
> soon enough.
> 
> - Gordon
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